I grew up in the Cape, spending my childhood years playing in the rock pools of Betty's Bay and Kleinmond. I started drawing Botriver Proteas at age 6 and still enjoy drawing them today. After schooling I studied Advertising Art in Cape Town and went on to work for a well known travel Trade magazine as an in-house graphic artist. I illustrated many travel trade brochures as well as the Stellenbosch Wine Route Guide, Somerset West and also Paarl Rock Nature Reserve. After working for many years in the printing industry in Cape Town I moved to the beautiful Cotswolds in the UK where I held many exhibitions at the lovely Nature in Art Gallery with The Wildlife Art Society International. I am now back in Cape Town painting local Fynbos which I love!